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History
The town of St. Pete Beach was consolidated from the municipalities of Pass-a-Grille, Don CeSar Place, Belle Vista, and St. Petersburg Beach in a 1957 referendum, in which consolidation won by a five-vote margin. At the time of its incorporation in 1957, its name was St. Petersburg Beach. On March 9, 1994, locals voted to change the official name to the shorter version of St. Pete Beach, to distinguish it from the city of St. Petersburg a few miles to the east.
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, St. Pete Beach had a population of 8,879. The median age was 60.4 years. 6.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 38.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.5 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 4,979 households in St. Pete Beach, of which 8.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.8% were married-couple households, 22.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 40.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 8,036 housing units, of which 38.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 15.2%.
In 2020, there were 2,938 families residing in the city.
2010 census
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 9,346 people, 4,844 households, and 2,512 families residing in the city.
2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,929 people, 5,294 households, and 2,726 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,417.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,705.7/km2). There were 7,817 housing units at an average density of 3,478.1 per square mile (1,342.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.61% White, 0.66% African American, 0.55% Asian, 0.22% Native American, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.51% of the population. In the 2000 census, St. Pete Beach had the largest proportion of residents who were Lithuanian-American in Florida (3.3 percent).
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In 2000, there were 5,294 households, out of which 10.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.5% were non-families. 40.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.82 and the average family size was 2.40.
In 2000, in the city, the population was spread out, with 9.7% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 33.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $47,574, and the median income for a family was $61,434. Males had a median income of $40,938 versus $30,532 for females. The per capita income for the city was $35,514. About 3.7% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.
From Wikipedia’s article on St. Pete Beach, Florida, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4